The Sky Atlas unveils some of the most beautiful maps and charts ever created during humankind's quest to map the skies above us. This richly illustrated treasury showcases the finest examples of celestial cartography—a glorious art often overlooked…
Vierhonderd jaar geleden werd in Middelburg de telescoop uitgevonden. Daarmee werd een revolutie ontketend in de verkenning van het heelal. Galileo Galilei ontdekte bergen op de maan, vlekken op de zon en manen bij de planeet Jupiter.…
The DSFG provides, by Uranometria 2000.0 chart number, basic "observable" catalogue information for some 14,000 nonstellar objects. In this way, it attempts to make dry catalogue listings more useful to the amateur observer in the field. The…
Designed to introduce more aspects of natural history to children, this is an indepth exploration of the night sky. It features fold-out pages to aid immediate reference and a protective laminated cover.
Here, in short, is a written record of data for essentially every star plotted in Wil Tirion's Sky Atlas 2000.0, to which this volume serves a companion
This all-purpose star atlas is the first of its kind devoted to observing the Herschel objects with binoculars and telescopes. It displays over 2500 of the most visually attractive star clusters, nebulae and galaxies that were discovered by Sir…